Golf bag support



S p 10, 1940- A. L. DELIN 2,214,579

GOLF BAG SUPPORT Fiied Nov. 15, 1939 (Ittorneg Patented Sept. 10, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to apparatus for supporting a golf bag on the golf course so that a person playing without a caddy is not obliged to lay his bag down and pick it up again for each stroke.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved attachment for supporting a golf bag and one which can be connected toany conventional golf bag. The preferred embodiment of the invention can be releasably connected to a wide variety of bags without putting any plates, brackets, or other permanent attaching member on the golf bag, and without the use of tools.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved golf bag support which is extremely simple in construction and more effective and convenient in use. One feature of the invention concerns the connection of the attachment to the back of the bag by a tension member connected with a leg assembly.

Greater stability on hilly as well as flat ground is obtained with this invention because of the wide angles to which the legs can be opened and the range of adjustability of the legs with respect to the golf bag itself. When the invention is set up in the preferred manner, one of the legs extends downward at an incline across the front of the golf bag and the bag rests against the outside of, and is partially supported by, that leg. The connection which fastens the golf bag with the attachment keeps the bag from sliding down the inclined leg and supports the remaining weight of the bag.

The invention is set up quickly and con- 85' veniently and the legs come together automatically as soon as the golfer lifts his bag to carry it down the course to his next play. One size of the invention fits all bags, whether long or short, round or oval, rigid or collapsible.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will appear or be pointed out as the specification proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the right-hand side of a golf bag equipped with a support made in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the upper portion of the structure shown in Fig. 1 but viewing it from the left-hand side of the bag.

Fig. 3 is a side View of the right-hand side of the golf bag with the supporting means folded and in the position occupied when the player is carrying his bag between strokes.

The support includes a leg assembly comprising two legs H and 12 with their upper portions joined together by a hinge l3. The hinge shown in the drawing (Fig. 2) has two parts connected to the respective legs ii and. i2 at their upper ends by screws 15 which thread into the legs, 5 and the parts of the hinge are joined by a pivot pin it which extends beyond the hinge and forms an eye ll integral with the pin.

Other hinge connections can be used, and it is not essential that the hinge beat the extremity 10' of either or both legs. The leg assembly of this invention is essentially two legs with their upper portions joined by a hinge in a manner that permits angular movement of the legs with respect to one another. The term hinge is used here 15 and in the claims in a broad sense to include any pivotal or flexible connection between the legs by which they are made angularly movable with respect to one another.

The legs I l and 12 are preferably made of 20 rustproof tubing and equipped with pointed caps [8 at their lower ends, as shown in Fig. 1.

When the invention is in use, a golf bag 2t is connected to the leg assembly by a tension member 2| which is shown in Fig. 2 as a snap book 22, of the kind commonly used on dog leashes, with a swivel eye 23 connected through the eye ll. The snap hook is fastened through the eye or metal ring 25 that is present on the back side of substantially all golf bags at the end of the shoulder strap 26 by which the golf bag is carried.

A snap hook or its equivalent has the advantage of making the apparatus readily detachable so that it can be inserted in the bag for transportation, but a non-detachable connection may be substituted where theft is an important consideration.

For any golf bag that does not have a ring for the shoulder strap, an ordinary brass or iron ring can be applied around the rim of the bag, for connecting the tension member 2| with the bag.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the tension member 2i is in effect a link with a universal connection to the leg assembly of the support at one end, and a universal connection to the golf bag at the other end. Other forms of tension member can be used. to obtain the desired universal connection between the leg assembly and the golf bag, such as a chain, cable, or other flexible element.

The tension member 2| is essentially a universal connection between the leg assembly and the golf bag. The golf bag hangs from the tension member 2i and while the golf bag can hang between the two legs I I, I2, the invention is much more convenient to use and will stand with much greater variation in the leg positions if set up with the golf bag resting against the outside of one of the legs, as shown in Fig. 1. In this position the leg 12 extends at an incline across the under or front side of the golf bag so that it supports a portion of the Weight of the bag by virtue of the fact that the bag is resting directly on the leg. The proportion of the weight thus supported depends upon the slope of the leg I2.

The tension member 2| holds the bag from sliding down the inclined leg I2, and the other leg ll can be put into different positions over a large area and in any of those positions will prevent the bag and leg l2 from tipping over. From this description of the preferred manner of setting up the invention it will be apparent that the bag could be directly connected to the leg 12 by a flexible connection, but a more advantageous construction is obtained by having the tension member 2 l, and making it of a substantial length so that it is long enough to permit the leg assembly to hang freely at the side of the bag when the bag is picked up to be carried down the golf course by a player.

When the bag and legs are lifted oil the ground, the legs immediately fold together and hang in a vertical position on the side of the bag away from the player. Fig. 1 shows the invention set up by a right-hand player. When he picks up the bag, the legs will be on the left side of the bag. As the player starts down the course with the strap 26 over his right shoulder, he uses his right hand to swing the lower portions of the legs ii and 52 up into a hook 29 strapped or sprung on the lower end of the bag. Fig. 3 shows the legs M, I2 supported by the hook 29.

No change in the structure is necessary for a left-handed player. Such a player would set up the invention with the bag resting on the leg ll instead of the leg I2 as is shown in Fig. 1. When a bag resting on leg ll is picked up the legs fold together and hang from the left side of the bag instead of from the right.

Various changes and modifications may be made in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, and some features can be used without others without departing from the invention as defined in the claims.

I claim:

1. In an attachment for a golf bag, a support including two legs, a hinge connecting the legs with one another, and a flexible connection from which the bag hangs, said connection comprising the sole fastening by which the support is joined to the bag.

2. In an attachment for a golf bagof the type having a carrying strap and an eye connecting the upper end of said strap with the bag, a support comprising two legs with a hinge-like connection between them, and a flexible connection that hooks through the eye which connects the carrying strap with the golf bag, so that the golf bag hangs from the upper end of the two legs.

3. A golf bag support including two legs, a hinge connecting said legs together for angular movement with respect to one another, and a connecting link, universally movable with respect to the legs, for connecting the support with a golf bag.

4. A supporting attachment for a golf bag including two legs, a pivot connection between the upper portions of the legs and about which the legs have angular movement, and a connection from which a golf bag hangs while resting on the outside of one of said legs when the legs are spread to form an inverted V.

5. An attachment for supporting a golf bag, said attachment comprising two legs, a hinge connecting said legs for angular movement with respect to one another, a pivot pin in said hinge, an eye on one end of the pin and integral with the pin, and a connecting member one end of which passes through the eye, and the other end of which is adapted to be connected with a golf bag.

6. A golf bag support comprising two legs of straight tubular material, a pointed cap at the lower end of each leg, a flat top at the upper end of each leg, a hinge including a separate piece against the top of each leg, a screw threaded axially into each leg and holding the hinge piece secured to the leg, a pivot pin connecting the pieces of the hinge together, an eye at one end of and integral with the hinge pin, a snap hook for connecting with a golf bag, and a swivel joint connecting the end of the snap hook with the eye of the hinge pin.

AUGUST L. DELIN. 

